Radiator protector



L. J. HERMNN RADIATOR PROTECTOR s sh e e t l Filed July 5,

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To all whom 'it may concern: c'

Be it known that I, Lomn J. HERMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at i Sigourney, in the county of Keokuk, and State of lowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in RadiatorProtectors; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descr1pt1on of-the invention, such as will enable 'othersskilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the sanie. n

This invention relates to'new and useful improvements in radiatorprotectorsy or guards and has for its primary object the l5 provision'ofmeans for protectlng the core or fragile portions of a vradiator used ona tractor or motor vehicle against injury.

Another object of this invention is the provision of meanson-theprotector or guard '.20 for -supporting the starting crank of thetractor or motor vehicle to prevent trash and other foreign matter fromcatching thereon and being dragged along by the tractor or motorvehicle. 2? Another object of this invention 1s the provision of aprotector or guard ofthe above statedV character which willbe simple,durable and eflicient,'and wh1ch may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively lowcost. l

With these and other objects 1n view'as will become more apparent as thedesemption proceeds, the invention consists 1n certain novel features ofconstruction, combina- 35 tion,land arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed. 0

For ay complete understandlng of my 1n'- vention, reference is to be hadto the follow- '1401 ing description and accompanying drawings, inwhichz- Figure 1 4is al front elevation illustrating a protector orguard applied to the radiator of a tractor,

Figure 2 is a side elevation' illustrating the same,

`l"igure'3 is a top -plan view illustrating the protector,

Figure 4 is a detail view illustrating an attaching bracket.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numerall indicates as anentirety a protector or guard adapted to be arranged in front andsupported by the radiator of a or sIGoURnEY, rows.

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1921. serials-6,482,510.

tractor commercially known as the lFordsony and is adapted to protectthe core or fragile portion of the radiator against injury. 'l'rheprotector or guard 1 consists of a plurality of" relatively spaced bars2 constructed of heavy gauge material and have their ends connected tohorizontally disposed supportl ing bars 3 by means of fasteners 4. Thebars 3 havef formed `upon their ends rearwardly extending arms 5' towhich angle iron brackets 6 are bolted. rlhe brackets 6 are @5 'alsoprovided with openings 7 to receive the bolts 8 of the radiator 9whereby the guard 1s firmly attached to the radiator and disposed infront of the latter so as to protect the fragile part or core thereof. Apair of plates 10 are secured to theV 'lowermost bar 3 by the fastenerswhich secure the rods or members 2 thereto and have their adjacent endsoffset to form attaching ears 11 to which a crank holder 12 ispivoted.il@ The-crank holder 12y is of substantially U- shape having its armportions 13 pivoted to the ears 11 while its web or bight portion isarcuately curved to form a seat 14 for the crank handle 15 of thetractor. When the holder 12 is swung in av position to extend parallelwith the bars 2 of the guard or protector, the holder is then out of thepath of rotation of the starting crank. After thel motor has beenstarted of the tractor, the crank is lifted into a vertical position andthe holder 12 is swung atright angles so that the crank is receivedwithin the seat 14 and prevented from falling or rotatingA to a downwardposition. With the crank in an upright position, it is prevented lfromcoming in contact with trash and other foreign matter oh the ground.

While l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it 05 will bev understood y'that' minor changes in'construction, combination, and larrange/ment of parts may be madewithout departing from the spirit andscope of the` invention as claimed.

Having thus described ny invention what l claim is:

1. A radiator protector comprising upper and lowerlongitudinal membershaving their terminals bent into parallelism, spaced 105 bars, meansdetachably connecting the ends of said bars to said members, upstandingand depending attaching ears connected respectively with the upper andlower portions of th'e radiator, and means astenmg'the *bent terminalsof said longitudinal members to the said ears.

2. A radiator protector comprising upper and lower longitudinal membershaving their terminals bent into parallelism, spaced bars, meansconnected to the ends of said bars to said members, upstanding anddepending attaching ears, each of said ears having an attaehing baseportion, means attaching said ears respectively to the upper Loma J.HERMANN Witnesses:

B. D. HELSCHER, H. O; HmsoHER.

